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, the lewin group, lewin group. is your speedy sense tingling? >> are you aware that the lewin group is paid subsidiary of the big health care company? >> way to go, grandma. >> cpo earns 3.2 million a year which comes out to 10 $2,000 an hour. surely we can do better than that. >> the reason i'm aware of the relationship to an insurance company is because when i was over nora, a person brought it up like you did and they said that. i -- but otherwise i didn't know that. but it is something that isn't only quoted by members of congress as an authority on health care issues, but is also quoted in a lot of the academic press, as well. i think they have a good reputation of citing health care issues. >> yeah, that insurance company has a great reputation on health care issues. just like the groups do that organize these town hall protests he finds so persuasive. that well informed citizen at that town hall meeting stated the lewin group is a wohly owned subsidiary of united health care group, the second largest health
, the lewin group, lewin group. is your speedy sense tingling? >> are you aware that the lewin group is paid subsidiary of the big health care company? >> way to go, grandma. >> cpo earns 3.2 million a year which comes out to 10 $2,000 an hour. surely we can do better than that. >> the reason i'm aware of the relationship to an insurance company is because when i was over nora, a person brought it up like you did and they said that. i -- but otherwise i didn't know that....
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, the lewin group, lewin group. is your spiedy sense tingling? >> are you aware that the lewin group is paid subsidiary of the big health care company? >> way to go, grandma. >> cpo earns 3.2 million a year which comes out to $10,200 an hour. surely we can do better than that. >> the reason i'm aware of the relationship to an insurance company is because when i was over nora, a person brought it up like you did and they said that. i -- but otherwise i didn't know that. but it is something that isn't only quoted by members of congress as an authority on health care issues, but is also quoted in a lot of the academic press, as well. i think they have a good reputation of citing health care issues. >> yeah, that insurance company has a great reputation on health care issues. just like the groups do that organize these town hall protests he finds so persuasive. that well informed citizen at that town hall meeting stated the lewin group is a wholly owned subsidiary of united health care group, the second largest health i
, the lewin group, lewin group. is your spiedy sense tingling? >> are you aware that the lewin group is paid subsidiary of the big health care company? >> way to go, grandma. >> cpo earns 3.2 million a year which comes out to $10,200 an hour. surely we can do better than that. >> the reason i'm aware of the relationship to an insurance company is because when i was over nora, a person brought it up like you did and they said that. i -- but otherwise i didn't know that....
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but the lewin group, too, is owned by united health group. which has given thousands to hatch and cantor in just the past two years. before united health group, helmsley spent 23 years at arthur andersen accounting, serving as chief financial officer from fall of 1995 to when he left in '97. for services overlapping that period, arthur andersen became embroiled in several scandals. sue for fraud for its waste management incorporated, denied wrongdoing. settled for $95 million. sued over sunbeam accounting. denied wrongdoing. settled for $180 million, fined more than $7 million. sued over the baptist foundation of arizona. these incesters, many of who are elderly, trusted the misleading financial statements audited by andersen. that from then attorney general janet napolitano. and enron, where arthur andersen accounting was auditor and consultant. by the time both companies came down, mr. helmsley was gone. in 1999, mr. helmsley negotiated a new deal as united health group president. united health group's compensation committee gave him stock
but the lewin group, too, is owned by united health group. which has given thousands to hatch and cantor in just the past two years. before united health group, helmsley spent 23 years at arthur andersen accounting, serving as chief financial officer from fall of 1995 to when he left in '97. for services overlapping that period, arthur andersen became embroiled in several scandals. sue for fraud for its waste management incorporated, denied wrongdoing. settled for $95 million. sued over sunbeam...
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into a government plan. >> governor, had those systems taken ahold -- >> lewin associates is owned by a health insurance company. so let's -- cbo which i think is a more reasonable organization says 5 or 10 million people are going to end up -- >> depends on the amount of people. >> second of all, what the speaker didn't tell you, let's suppose you that get forced out of your employer-based system which is unlikely, but let's suppose you that do. the government will pay you based on your income either to go into a public option or a private option. nobody is forcing you into the public option. now, the third thing that nobody talks about is this bill is terrific for a small business. the blue dogs made it a better bill, and i hopefully the b by gets through, it gets even better. right now on the house bill, if you're a small business, you have no responsibility whatsoever to give your employees health insurance. that now becomes a subsidy based on your income. this is choice. this is real choice. >> that's in the house bills. but the senate has made it clear they're not going to inclu
into a government plan. >> governor, had those systems taken ahold -- >> lewin associates is owned by a health insurance company. so let's -- cbo which i think is a more reasonable organization says 5 or 10 million people are going to end up -- >> depends on the amount of people. >> second of all, what the speaker didn't tell you, let's suppose you that get forced out of your employer-based system which is unlikely, but let's suppose you that do. the government will pay...